Telangana Integration Day rallies were taken out on a grand scale in all Assembly constituencies across the State today.
Telangana Integration Day rallies were taken out on a grand scale in all Assembly constituencies across the State today.
It is known that on the occasion of 75 years of the merger of Hyderabad State with the Indian union, the Telangana government has decided to organise celebrations for three days in all Assembly constituency headquarters.
The rallies were taken out to mark the commencement of these celebrations.
Ministers, MLAs, Collectors, Police Commissioners, Superintendents of Police and other officials took part in the rallies.
In Hyderabad, ministers Talasani Srinivas Yadav and Mahmood Ali, Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar, Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagendar, GHMC Mayor Gadwal Vijayalaxmi and GHMC Commissioner Lokesh Kumar took out a rally from the Prasads multiplex to People's Plaza.
In the Suryapet district headquarters, a huge rally, led by Energy Minister Jagadish Reddy, was taken out from the S V Degree College to the PSR Centre covering all important junctions.
In Karimnagar, BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar started the rally by paying tributes to the Telangana martyrs at the martyrs' memorial statue.
The rally reached the Ambedkar stadium passing through the Collector's camp office, the bus stand chowk, the Prathima multiplex, the collectorate and Bhagath Nagar.
A public meeting was also organised at the Ambedkar stadium. Mayor Y Sunil Rao, other public representatives, Collector R V Karnan, Commissioner of Police V Satyanarayana and other officials took part in the rally.
Welfare Minister Koppula Eashwar participated in the rally held in Dharmapuri.
The Jagtial MLA flagged off the rally in Jagtial town, with Zilla Parishad Chairperson Dava Vasantha, Collector G Ravi, SP Sindhu Sharma, Municipal Chairperson Boga Sravani and others taking part.
Korutla MLA K Vidhyasagar Rao started the rally at the New Bus Stand by garlanding the statue of Dr B R Ambedkar. The rally reached the junior college grounds where a public meeting was held.
In Nirmal town, Minister for Endowments Indrakaran Reddy flagged off the rally at Shivaji Chowk, Mancherial Chowrasta. Over 15,000 people holding national flags participated in the rally which covered all junctions in the town, including Old Bus Stand, Market, Gandhi Chowk, Budhvar Pet, Mini Tank Bund and NTR Stadium.
In Siddipet, Finance Minister T Harish Rao led the Telangana National Integration Day celebrations.
Meanwhile, Government Chief Whip and Warangal West MLA Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar formally flagged off a huge bike rally by the Hanamkonda division police and others at Hayagrivachary grounds in Balasamudram in Hanamkonda. The rally culminated at the University Arts and Science College grounds where a public meeting was held.
Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao along with MLC Pochampally Srinivas Reddy participated in a big procession and meeting at the Palakurthy mandal headquarters.